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[–]MarkTwainiac 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But the BBC is the principal institution that ignored, enabled and covered for Savile for decades.

His BBC shows, sets, the BBC HQs and the psychiatric hospital he was given the keys to coz of his BBC star status were his hunting grounds. And Savile's cushy place at the BBC was where other pedos like Gary Glitter found (some of their) prey.

[–]shveya 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Good on Johnny Rotten for trying to call out this scumbag decades ago.

[–]anonymale 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

[–]shveya 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh wow, I've never heard that clip before.

[–]jjdub7Gay Male Guest Commentator 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Baffling that people still insist Pizzagate is a far-fetched conspiracy theory after this story had already come out.

[–]anonymale 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Part of Savile's MO was to cultivate officials who could allow him access to victims, and ensure that they feared him mightily. He used a mix of [edit: charm,] direct physical intimidation and hints that he had kompromat on them. They knew he always had at the very least the ability to ensure that they would suffer indelible guilt by association if he went down. The other part of his MO was to choose victims society holds in contempt: mainly girls. That is how he was able to operate in plain sight for decades. We know this because of the numerous public enquiries into his offending that have taken place since he died.

On the other hand, pizzagate is just some horseshit cooked up on 4chan. The pizzagate/qanon mobs sending death threats to pizza company employees are animated by exactly the same cult-like psychodynamics at work in the heads of TRAs threatening noncompliant women with death.

[–]redditbegay 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Who knew that Jimmy Savile was a female rights activist! And a TERF!!!!

Thanks for this undoubtedly accurate new biopic, BBC!